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Site assessment lists extensive construction and specification failures at Washington County highway complex
Summary
A site-assessment attached to the public record documents numerous deviations from scoping and contract specifications at the county highway complex, including missing exhibits in the BOT agreement, missing HVAC and drains, changed framing, incorrect dimensions, drainage failures and potential Rule 5 permit violations.
A site-assessment of the Washington County Highway Department complex, produced for county representatives and entered into the public record, identifies wide-ranging construction deficiencies and missing contract documentation.
The assessment, which reviewed approved construction drawings, the BOT scoping committee documents and the GMP report provided by the developer, states the final BOT agreement was dated Aug. 1, 2023 and "signed solely by Commissioner Phil Marshall" while required exhibits (Exhibits A, C, D and F including the GMP report) were not provided until April 22, 2025. The report lists specific building-level defects across multiple structures: missing exhaust fans and exit signs; incorrect HVAC installations and missing ERVs; doors and windows improperly installed; concrete cracks and improper stem-wall heights; missing floor drains and incorrect drain materials; pole-barn framing substitutions where 2"x6" stick framing was specified; and incomplete site grading, missing detention areas and discharge of runoff into state right-of-way.
The assessment also highlights site-plan differences: the scoping called for an 8.50-acre site per the approved JLM site plan but the BOT agreement on record refers to a 7.50-acre site; tree plantings, security fencing and several concrete pads and lighting elements were not installed as scoped. The report calls out changes in pricing (county-supplied stone priced at $24,935 in scoping documents and $45,000 in the GMP report) and says some work that was scoped to be performed by the developer was removed from the GMP report and shifted to county financial responsibility.
The assessment recommends county review of Rule 5 permit compliance for site runoff and flagged missing exhibits and delinquent documentation. Commissioners voted in public meeting to add the missing exhibits to the contract record after the assessment was raised; Commissioner Cardwell recorded opposition to adding the late documents. The county has not publicly rescinded the BOT agreement or performed a complete remediation plan in the meeting record; the assessment in the record asks for further verification and action.
